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Cult Controversies:
Bibliography
Religious movements become problematic because some sector of society judges them
to be at variance with the mainstream of religious or secular culture. Labeling
groups as "cults" (or "sects") sets them apart and invites suspicion. In some instances
the suspicion is warranted, but often the process of labeling preceeds knowledge
of their distinctive beliefs, behaviors or organizational goals.
The literature on "cults" is vast, and much of it reveals more about the people who
write it than the groups they discuss. The bibliography presented here is divided into
five distinct literatures: (1) social science, (2) anti-cult, (3) entrepreneurial
(usually a sub-category of anti-cult writings), (4) counter-cult, and (5) works of
historical interest.
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Anyone who explores these literatures from a comparative perspective will have little
difficulty grasping the fundamentally different orientations and presuppositions that
guide the development of each genre. One caveat with respect to the social science
literature -- it is limited to what social scientists have written about anti-cult
and and counter-cult movements. Bibliographies of what scholars have written about
various religious movements is developed elsewhere on this site.
J.K. Hadden (06/27/99)
Scholarly Investigations of Anti-Cult Movement
- Bromley, David G. and Anson D. Shupe, Jr., 1979.
- "Moonies" in America: Cult, Church and Crusade.
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
- Bromley, David G. and Anson D. Shupe, Jr., 1980.
- The New Vigilantes: Deprogrammers, Anti-Cultists, and
the New Religions: Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
- Bromley, David G. and Anson D. Shupe, Jr., 1995.
- "Anti-Cultism in the United States: Origins, Ideology and
Organizational Development." Social Compass 42:221-236.
- Bromley, David G. and Anson D. Shupe, Jr., 1993.
- "Organized Opposition to New Religious Movements," The
Handbook of Cults and Sects in America David G. Bromley and
Jeffrey K. Hadden, eds. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Volume 3, Part A, pp.
177-198.
- Bromley, David G., Anson D. Shupe, Jr., and Bruce C. Busching, 1981.
- "Repression of Religious 'Cults.'" Research in Social Movements,
Conflicts and Change 4:25-45.
- Bromley David G., Anson D. Shupe, Jr., and Joseph Ventimiglia, 1983.
- "The Role of Anecdotal Atrocities in the Social Construction of Evil."
in The Brainwashing/ Deprogramming Controversy. David G. Bromley
and James J. Richardson. eds. Lewistown, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. 139-160.
- Mottl, T., 1980.
- "The Analysis of Countermovements." Social Problems
27:620-635.
- Robbins, Thomas and Dick Anthony. 1979.
- "Cults, Brainwashing and CounterSubversion." The Annals of
the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
446:78-90.
- Shupe, Anson D. Jr., R. Speilmann, and S. Stigall, 1977.
- "Deprogramming: The New Exorcism." American Behavioral
Scientist. 20:941-956.
- Shupe, Anson D. and David G. Bromley, 1979.
- "The Moonies and the Anti-Cultists: Movement and Countermovement
in Conflict." Sociological Analysis. 40:325-334.
- Shupe, Anson D. and David G. Bromley, 1995.
- "The Evolution of Modern American Anti-Cult Ideology," in Timothy Miller, ed.,
America's Alternative Religions. Albany, NY: State University Press, 401-409.
- Shupe, Anson D., David G. Bromley and Donna L. Oliver, 1984.
- A Bibliographic History of the Anti-Cult Movement.
New York: Garland Publishers.
- Richardson, James J. and B. VanDriel. 1984.
- "A Public Support for Anti-Cult Legislation."
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 23:412-418.
- Richardson, James J., 1980.
- "Conversion Careers." Society 17:47-50.
- Richardson, James J., J. van der Lans, and F. Derks. 1986.
- "Leaving and Labeling:Voluntary and Coerced Disaffiliation from
Religious Social Movements." Research in Social Movements, Conflicts
and Change. 9:97-126.
- Robbins, Thomas and D. Anthony, 1978.
- "New Religions, Families and Brainwashing."
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Anti-Cult Bibliography
- Conway, Flo and Jam Siegelman, 1976.
- Snapping: America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change.
New York: Delta Book.
- Langone, Michael D., 1993.
- Recovery From Cults. New York: W. W. Norton &
Company.
- Patrick, Ted, 1976.
- Let Our Children Go. New York: Ballentine.
- Rudin, James and Marcia Rudin, 1980.
- Prison or Paradise? The New Religious Cults. Philadelphia: Fortress
Press.
- Singer, Margaret Thaler, 1995.
- Cults in Our Midst. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
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Entrepreneurial Anti-Cult Bibliography
- Arterburn, Stephen and Jack Felton, 1991.
- Toxic Faith: Understanding and Overcoming Religious Addiction
Nashville, TN: Oliver Nelson.
- Beattie, Melody, 1990.
- Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps. New York: Prentice Hall Parkside.
- Freed, Josh, 1980.
- Moon Webs. Toronto: Virgo Press.
- Hubner, John and Lindsey Gruson, 1988.
- Monkey On A Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
- Kahaner, Larry, 1988.
- Cults That Kill. New York: Warner Books.
- Randi, James, 1987.
- The Faith Healers
. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.
Stoner, Carroll, and Jo Anne Parke, 1977.
All Gods Children. Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company.
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Counter-Cult Bibliography
- Ankerberg, John and John Weldon, 1996.
- Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs. Eugene, OR: Harvest House
Publishers.
- Boa, Kenneth, 1997.
- Cults, World Religions and the Occult.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
- Bjornstad, James, 1979.
- Counterfeits At Your Door. Glendale, CA: Regal Books.
- Bjornstad, James, 1976.
- The Moon Is Not The Son. Minneapolis, MN: Dimension Books.
- Bjornstad, James, 1976.
- The Transcendental Mirage. Minneapolis, MN: Dimension Books.
- Bjornstad, James, 1969.
- Twentieth Century Prophecy. Minneapolis, MN: Dimension Books.
- Breeze, Dave, 1975.
- Know the Marks of Cults. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
- Burrell, Maurice C. 1981.
- The Challenge of the Cults. Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press.
- Campbell, Riger F., 1974.
- Herbert W. Armstrong and his Worldwide Church of God: A Critical
Examination. Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade.
- Enroth, Ronald, 1979.
- The Lure of the Cults. Chappaqua, NY: Christian Herald Books.
- Enroth, Ronald, 1992.
- Churches That Abuse. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan
Publishing House.
- Hoekema, Anthony A. 1963.
- The Four Major Cults. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans
Publishing Company.
- Larson, Bob, 1982.
- Larson's Book of Cults. Wheaton, IL:: Tyndale House
Publishers.
- Larson, Bob, 1974.
- The Guru. Denver, CO: Bob Larson Ministeries, Inc.
- Larson, Bob, 1972.
- Hippies, Hindus and Rock & Roll. Denver, CO: Bob
Larson Ministeries, Inc.
- Levitt, Zola, 1976.
- The Spirit of Sun Myung Moon. Irvine, CA: Harvest Hours Publishers.
- Lewis, Gordon R., 1975.
- What Everone Should Know About Transcendental Meditation.
Glendale, CA: Regal Books.
- Lutzer, Irwin W. and John F. DeVries, 1989.
- Satan's Evangelistic Strategy for This New Age.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
- Martin, Walter R., 1997.
- The Kingdom of the Cults. Hank Hanegraaff, General Editor.
Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers.
- McBeth, Leon, 1977.
- Strange New Religions. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press.
- McManus, Una and John Cooper, 1984.
- Dealing With Destructive Cults. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan
Books.
- Marrs, Texe. 1996.
- New Age Cults & Religions. Austin, TX: Living Truth
Publishers. Second edition.
- Martin, Walter R., 1965.
- The Kingdom of the Cults. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House
Publishers.
- Miller, Calvin, 1977.
- Transcendental Hesitation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
- Miller, Elliot, 1989.
- A Crash Course on the New Age. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.
- Schipper, Earl, 1980.
- Cults in North America. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Schools International.
- Sparks, Jack, 1979.
- The Mindbenders. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publisher.
- Tucker, Ruth A., 1989.
- Another Gospel: Cults,Alternative Religions and the New Age
Movement. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
- Williams, J. L., 1979.
- Victor Paul Wierwille and The Way International. Chicago, IL: Moody Press.
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Of Historical Interest
- Atkins, Gaius Glenn, 1923.
- Modern Religious Cults and Movements. New York: Revell.
- Martin, Walter R., 1965.
- The Kingdom of the Cults. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House
Publishers. First edition.
- Meissner, W.W., 2000.
- The Cultic Origins of Christianity: The Dynamics of Religious Development. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press 261 pp.
- Swain, Richard L., 1917.
- The Real Key to Christian Science. New York: Revell.
- Van Baalen, Jan Karel, 1938.
- The Chaos of Cults. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
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